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Capt. Benjamin Phelps 1795–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 April 1795

Birth Location: Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

Death Date: 23 Sep 1886

Death Location: Aurelia, Cherokee, IA

Father: Benjamin Sr

Mother: Mary White

Spouse(s): Laura Thompson

Children(s): Sarah Phelps

Capt. Benjamin Phelps was born in 1795 in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, the child of Benjamin Phelps Sr And Mary D White. Capt. Benjamin Phelps married Laura Thompson, and had children including Sarah A Phelps. Capt. Benjamin Phelps passed away in 1886 in Aurelia, Cherokee, IA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Benjamin Phelps was born in 1795 in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, the child of Benjamin Phelps Sr And Mary D White.
  • Capt. Benjamin Phelps married Laura Thompson, and had children including Sarah A Phelps.
  • Capt. Benjamin Phelps passed away in 1886 in Aurelia, Cherokee, IA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Sr
1766–1857
Birth Location: Westchester, New London, CT
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Mary White
1768–1856
Birth Location: Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Laura Thompson
1801–1864
Birth Location: MA or VT
LT

Children(s)

Sarah Phelps
1825–1897
Birth Location: Constableville, Lewis County, New York, USA
SP

Capt. Phelps's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Phelps
1795–1886
Birth Place: Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Parents
Benjamin Phelps Sr
1766–1857
Westchester, New London, CT
Mary (D) White
1768–1856
Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Phelps's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (Benjamin) Phelps (16 April 1795–23 Sep 1886) m. Laura Thompson (Abt. 1801–22 Feb 1864)
  1. 1. Sarah (A) Phelps 1825–1897 m. Michael (B) Clason 1818–1893
    1. 1. Minnie (E.) Clason 1867– m. John (Arthur) Wearing 1859–1904
      1. 1. George (Paul) Wearing 1886–1960 m. Mary (Eleanor) Chase 1889–1963
        1. 1. Virginia (Adele) Wearing 1930–2004 m. Carl Waage 1930–1989
      2. 2. Jesse (A) Wearing 1891–1965
      3. 3. Dixie (Elizabeth) Wearing 1884–
      4. 4. Favolle Wearing 1887–

Capt. Phelps's Timeline

2 Records

1795
16 April 1795
Birth of Capt. Benjamin Phelps in Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
1886
23 Sep 1886
Age 91
Death of Capt. Benjamin Phelps in Aurelia, Cherokee, IA
Aurelia, Cherokee, IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 April 1795
    Event Place: Lempster, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Aurelia, Cherokee, IA
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